Native Dutch move away from large cities – cost 194 million euros 07-12-2005 Research by the University of Amsterdam and the Dutch statistics office
suggests the Netherlands' major cities have become poorer as native Dutch people
have moved away. The departure of relatively prosperous Dutch residents from the
four largest cities caused a drop of 194 million euros in their total income
between 1999 and 2003, even though the population actually increased during this
period. This is the first time the economic impact of the changing ethnic
balance in Dutch cities has been measured.
The research shows that the move away from the four big cities of native
Dutch people has cost those cities a total of 869 million euros in fiscal annual
income over the period 1999-2003. The moving in of non-Western immigrants only
added 182 million euros of annual income. Western immigrants added another 493
million euros to the cities´ annual fiscal income.
The researchers say the trend is part of a gradual development that spans
several decades. The four major cities have become poorer and poorer the last
fifty years. There are indications however that the income position is
stabilising after 2003. This could be due to the widespread urban regeneration
programmes aimed at keeping higher income, native Dutch population within the
big city borders.
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